Career snapshot
4seasons
262games
2,894career pts
14.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Boston Celtics
· 135 games · 1953-54–1954-55
Position rank · 1954-55
#10PPG rank
#4PER rank
#4WS rank
Among 16 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.8
1952-53 · —
RPG
9.7
1951-52 · —
APG
2.6
1952-53 · —
PER
14.7
1954-55 · BOS
WS
2.3
1953-54 · BOS
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1952
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | NBA | 62 | 0 | 32.5 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 69.1 | — | — |
| 1952-53 | NBA | 65 | 0 | 35.4 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 64.1 | — | — |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 63 | 0 | 21.6 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 14.3 | 2.3 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 72 | 0 | 24.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 14.7 | 2.2 |
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About Don Barksdale
Donald Argee Barksdale was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.